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Juxtaposition
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Grammar:
The
nearness
of
objects
with little or no delimiter.
An
absence
of
linking
elements
in a group of
words
that are
listed
together.
●
In Mathematics:
The
nearness
of
objects
with little or no delimiter.
An
absence
of
operators
in an expression.
●
The
nearness
of
objects
with little or no delimiter.
●
In Art:
The
extra
emphasis
given to
a
comparison
when the
contrasted
objects
are
close
together.
Two or more
contrasting
sounds
,
colours
,
styles
etc.
placed
together for
stylistic
effect.
●
In Rhetoric:
The
extra
emphasis
given to
a
comparison
when the
contrasted
objects
are
close
together.
The
close
placement
of two
ideas
to
imply
a
link
that may not exist.
●
The
extra
emphasis
given to
a
comparison
when the
contrasted
objects
are
close
together.
Verb
●
To place in juxtaposition.
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Origin
juxtaposition
English
juxtaposition
French
iuxta
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Comparison
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